19 breakfast places and coffee shops inside Norfolk city limits, from Ghent and Colley Avenue to downtown, Granby Street and Military Highway.

Last checked 2026-10-20. Refreshed every three months.

Norfolk’s coffee shops gather downtown around Granby and Main streets and in Ghent near West 21st Street and Colley Avenue. Breakfast spreads wider: diners in Ghent, pancake houses on Granby Street and East Little Creek Road, and 24-hour chains near Military Highway.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Norfolk’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on 2026-10-20. We added coffee shops and breakfast places found in the Virginia Department of Health inspection records only where the place’s own site gives a Norfolk address. Six places with no website stay on the list because the health department inspected them in 2026. We left out Starbucks and Einstein Bros. Bagels, whose location pages would not load, and places that serve mainly other food. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

Name Address Hours as published Phone
Apelu Island Cafe (no website) 1710 E. Little Creek Road Not posted Not listed
Bel Aire Pancake House 1613 E. Little Creek Road Opens 7 a.m.; full hours not posted on its site 757-321-6226
Biscuit Belly 2401 Hampton Blvd., Suite 101 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday to Sunday 757-300-1004
Borjo Coffeehouse 4416 Monarch Way 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday during the academic semester 757-904-0048
Charlie’s Cafe (no website) 1800 Granby St. Not posted Not listed
Coalescence Coffee 226 W. 24th St. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday; closed Sunday Not listed
Crave Bakery + Coffee Bar 200 College Place 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 757-904-1411
Cure Coffeehouse 503 Botetourt St. Not posted on its site 757-321-0044
FR8 House Coffee Co (no website) 2330 Bowdens Ferry Road Not posted Not listed
IHOP 1295 N. Military Highway Open 24 hours 757-455-2880
Little Dog Diner 1917 Colley Ave. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday; 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday 757-333-4137
The Pancake House & Grill 7633 Granby St. 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday; closed Monday 757-489-1060
Sandfiddler Cafe (no website) 9561 Shore Drive Not posted Not listed
Starving Artist Cafe (no website) 4408 Colley Ave. Not posted Not listed
Terrie’s Breakfast and Lunch (no website) 3320 N. Military Highway Not posted Not listed
The Bird 4314 Colley Ave. Opens 8 a.m. daily; its site posts two different closing schedules 757-937-0570
Three Ships Coffee 400 Granby St., Suite 100 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Not listed
Vessel Craft Coffee 208 E. Main St., No. 1 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday; closed Sunday Not listed
Waffle House 5751 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. Open 24 hours 757-455-0970

The places

Apelu Island Cafe, Charlie’s Cafe, FR8 House Coffee Co, Sandfiddler Cafe, Starving Artist Cafe and Terrie’s Breakfast and Lunch have no websites. The Virginia Department of Health inspected each in 2026, most recently Apelu on Oct. 2 and Terrie’s on Sept. 29.

Bel Aire Pancake House on East Little Creek Road takes online orders and opens at 7 a.m.

Biscuit Belly on Hampton Boulevard is a Southern biscuit restaurant, part of a chain with a second Hampton Roads store in Chesapeake.

Borjo Coffeehouse near Old Dominion University first opened in 2004, ran for 15 years and reopened in July 2022.

Coalescence Coffee on West 24th Street says it gives its profit to people in Norfolk and Hampton Roads. It has a second cafe in Richmond.

Crave Bakery + Coffee Bar downtown pairs a from-scratch bakery with a coffee bar, and serves a Southern afternoon tea on the second Sunday of the month by reservation.

Cure Coffeehouse in the Freemason district serves coffee and pastries, caters and runs a mobile coffee bar for events.

IHOP on North Military Highway and Waffle House on East Virginia Beach Boulevard are open around the clock, by their own location pages.

Little Dog Diner in Ghent is a retro diner with a breakfast and brunch menu. It stays open to 8:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday.

The Pancake House & Grill on Granby Street opened in 1962 and has stayed in the same family, its site says.

The Bird on Colley Avenue pairs breakfast classics with craft cocktails, for grab-and-go or sit-down service.

Three Ships Coffee sells its own roasts online and runs a downtown cafe beside two in Virginia Beach.

Vessel Craft Coffee is a coffee shop on East Main Street downtown that also sells its coffee online.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get breakfast in Norfolk?

Little Dog Diner and Biscuit Belly in Ghent, Crave on College Place downtown, The Pancake House & Grill on Granby Street, Bel Aire Pancake House on East Little Creek Road, and IHOP and Waffle House near Military Highway all serve breakfast. This page lists 19 breakfast and coffee places.

Is there a 24-hour breakfast place in Norfolk?

Yes. IHOP on North Military Highway and Waffle House on East Virginia Beach Boulevard both list themselves as open 24 hours.

Where are the coffee shops in downtown Norfolk?

Three Ships Coffee at 400 Granby St., Vessel Craft Coffee at 208 E. Main St., Crave Bakery + Coffee Bar on College Place and Cure Coffeehouse on Botetourt Street in the Freemason district.

Which Norfolk coffee shops are open on Sunday?

Three Ships Coffee lists 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day, Crave opens at 8 a.m. Sunday, and Borjo Coffeehouse near Old Dominion University opens Sunday mornings during the academic semester. Coalescence and Vessel are closed Sunday.